Hosiery-pressing tray



June 3, 1930. I SCHREMP 1,760,917

HOSIERY PRESSING TRAY.

Original Filed March 15, 1923 awuemtoz I Patented June 3, 1930 UNITED. STATES PAT N O I EDWARD J. SCHBE'MP, OI IBEACBEUBS'I', LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB TO THE PROSPERITY COMPANY, INC., SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK nosIEnY-rnnssmo rmvr Application fled Kar n 15, 1928, serial no. 025,428. Renewed September 24, 1925.

This invention relates to pressing machines and equipment therefor; and more particularly it relates to improvements. in hosiery pressing trays useful in connection with "6 pressing mac ines for finish pressing and other knit oods' products.

An object o the resent mventionfisto produce an improved osiery carrying devlce in the form of a tray capable of receiving and holding in proper shapea large number of hose, gloves, or other knitted apparel for the purpose ofbeing simultaneously pressed and stamped with transfer tapeto imprint the manufacturerfs name, brand, or trade mark thereon; and it is likewise an ob e ct to produce a hosiery pressing tray light in weight, inexpensive 'to manufacture, and which is readily useful in knit goods 'manufacturmg plants for finishing hoslery making them ready to be packe in view, the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings shoWing-anembodI- ment thereof, serving to disclose the pr nciple, the construction, and operation thereof; and the arrangement of parts and the use thereof may be variously modified without departing from the scope of my invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Figure 1 shows a plan View of the hosiery pressing tray carrying a plurality of forms; and some of the forms have hose placed thereon ready for pressing.

Figure 2 illustrates a transverse cross-sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 illustrates a longitudinal crosssectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 shows a cross-sectional view taken on the line 4-4= of Figure 1; and Figure 5 illustrates a plan view of the structure shown in Figure 4. These last two mentioned figu res serve to illustrate a snap lock device employed to hold the hosiery tray in open and closed position so that it may be rapidly handled and shifted from place to place without the hosiery pressing forms becoming displaced. Figure 6 is an end view of the form suphosiery With the above prmcipallobje'cts and others porting shaft showing two locking grooves which serve to hold the device in position.

Referring ,now more particularly to the drawings-for a detailed description of the invention, there is shown a rectangular frame lily-preferably made of channel pressed steel to impart rigidity and strength with a mini mum weight. The frame "is fitted with a shaft or stringer member 11 which is jour-' n aled in bearings 9 anchored in the frame 10; and this shaft isadapted to undergo a rock- 'ing motion, and remain fixed in either one of two positions at which the said lock shaft may be placed. The end of the shaft projects slightly from the edge of the frame, and has formed therein two grooves 13 and 14 right angular one to the other.

A flat steel spring 15 is anchored to the frame 7 and carries a lug 12 which is the counter-part of the'grooves 13 and 14; and the pressure of the flat springv 15 urges the lug or rib 12 into one or the other of the grooves 13 or 14, yetthe pressure of the flat spring 15 is sufliciently yieldable as to permit the shaft 11 to be rotated, and for this purpose the lug 12 is rounded over so as to back out and away from the groove during the rotation of the shaft 11. It is to be observed that this construction afiords a positive locking means for holding the shaft 11 3 in one of two positions. It is preferable. to arrange this locking means at each end of the shaft in order that the position thereof be positively held against accidental rotation.

The shaft or rod 11 is made with a handle 16 preferably located at each end of the shaft and anchored thereto. The operators using this hosiery pressingtray grasp either one of the handles16 for setting the correct posi tion of the shaft 11, and subjects the said shaft to rotation, thereby overcoming the pressure of the springs 15; and when the shaft is moved to a certain position the snap. catch engages the next groove in the shaft thereby holding the shaft in proper position.

goods f0rms,are to the shaftll spaced as closely as practical while at the same time they must not interfere with one another because sufiicient room must be provided as will enable the operators to quick 1y place the hose S or other knit goods apparel, upon the said forms.

spring clip 19 is anchored to each end of the frame 10 and serves as a spring snap fastener to hold transfer printing tape T in position. The ends of the said tape T are clipped under the fasteners 19 which tautly disposes the tape across the foot port-ions or toe portions The transfer tape T carries the hosiery manufacturers trade mark name B, or brand, or other indiciawhich it is desired to imprint upon the said hosiery.

In the operation and use of th ijsf hosicry pressing tray, the shaft 11 is given a 'quarter turn which brings the plurality of hose carriers or forms 17 into a vertical position. The hose S are then placed over the forms and by pressing the handle 16 downwardly, the said filled forms are moved into a horizontal position in alignment with the frame 10. The printed transfer tape T is now stretched across the tray in contact with the knitted goods S; and the tray is loaded and ready to be inserted in a pressing machine.

Any suitable formof pressing machine may be employed. for subjecting the knitted goods S to pressure. It is preferred however, to use steam heated pressing machines with polished metal faces, in order that the hot faces thereof may impart a sheen to the knit goods during the pressing operation. The application of heat and pressure transfers the brand or mark B carried on the transfer tape T upon the knit goods S, thereby imprinting the hosiery with the manufacturers trade mark or brand.

This pressing tray is preferably made slightly longer and wider than the pressing surfaces or head and bucks into which the device is placed in order that the heatedpressing faces of the pressing machine may be applied only to the knit goods S without coming into engagement with the frame or parts thereof other than the hose S and forms 17.

This device fills a long felt want in knit goods factories, and will enable the manufacturers to speed up production because of the rapidity with which the hosiery may be pressed and stamped and made ready for packing.

What I claim is: v

1. A pressing device comprismg a frame, a rotatable shaft journaled in the frame, means for rotating the shaft, a lock to fasten the shaft in position, and forms on the shaft to carry work to be pressed.

2. A pressing device comprlsing a frame, a rotatable shaft therein journaled, means for rotating the shaft, means to lock the shaft of the hose S to be pressed,

in position, forms on the shaft to carry knit goods and means for supporting printed transfer tape on the frame adjacent the forms.

3. A pressing device for holding hosiery and the like in pressing machines comprising a frame, a plurality of apparel forms movably carried in the frame, means for moving said forms into vertical position and lowering the forms to a horizontal position.

4. A hosiery pressing device consisting of a frame, a hosiery carrier embodying a plurality of forms, a shaft journaled in the frame and carrying the forms, a locking device co-operating with the shaft to lock the forms in desired position.

5. An apparel pressing form consisting of a rigid frame, a plurality of forms carried within the frame, and fastener means by which transfer tape is held on the frame in position to be pressed.

.6. An apparel pressing form comprising a frame, a shaft journaled therein, locking grooves made in the shaft ends, a snap lock engageable with the grooves, and a plurality of forms anchored to the shaft and swingable relatively to the frame for placing and removing apparel on and off the forms.

7. A pressing tray for holding hosiery and the like in pressing machines comprising a frame, a plurality of apparel forms movably carried in the frame, means for moving said forms into vertical position and lowering the forms to a horizontal position, and means carried on the frame to hold transfer printing tape across the forms.

8. An apparel carrying device comprising a rigid stringer member, and a plurality of apparel forms carried with the rigid member, and held parallel to each other to hold a plurality of pieces of work in parallel relation for treatment in a press or the like.

9. An apparel carrying device comprising a rigid stringer member, a plurality of rigid apparel forms mounted on the rigid member in the same plane, and a member by which the device is handled to place work in a press or the like.

10. An apparel carrying device comprisastringer member, a plurality of garment holding forms having one end attached thereto and disposed in the same plane, said forms being adapted to stand up for receiving garments and lie for drying and pressing operations, and means for holding a strip of transfer tape across the device in ments on the forms for printing the garment during the pressing operation.

11. A work holding and treating device comprising a. rod, a plurality of garment forms having one end thereof fixed to and projecting in the same rod adapting the device to be readily inserted and removed from a pressing machine by handle fixed to the,

contact with the gar direction from said down to make ready 4 which the manual handling of a-pluralityo pieces of work is facilitated.

12. A device for use in connection with simultaneously stretching and laying a plurality of garments in a pressing machine, comprising a shaft, a plurality of garment forms fixed in parallel relation and in the same plane to the shaft, and said device being adapted to manual operation in removing the work from a pressing machine for loading and unloading the garments from the forms.

v In testimony whereof I aflix my signature this 13th day of March, 1923, in the city of Rochester, county of Mon-roe, and State of New York.

EDWARD J. SCHREMP. 

